Glyphic Fossil Crafting Mods & Farming Location

Glyphic Fossil is a fossil type. Fossils are a special type of poe currency introduced in the delve league that can be socketed into resonators to modify the crafting behavior in specific ways. Fossils can also add special Delve modifiers.

Glyphic Fossil Mods for Crafting

Effect: Has a Corrupt Essence modifier

Glyphic Fossil counts as if you would use one of the following Essences (note that it chooses one of them at random): Essence of Delirium, Essence of Horror,
Essence of Hysteria, Essence of Insanity

Glyphic Fossil acts as Essence of Delirium Mods

Slot	Name	Type
Weapon	Your Hits inflict Decay, dealing 500 Chaos Damage per second for 8 seconds	Suffix
Gloves	Socketed Gems deal 30% more Damage over Time	Suffix
Boots	Cannot be Poisoned	Suffix
Body Armour	25% reduced Chaos Damage taken over time	Suffix
Helmet	+2 to Level of Socketed Aura Gems	Suffix
Shield	Recover 2% of your maximum Mana when you Block	Suffix
Quiver	Your Hits inflict Decay, dealing 500 Chaos Damage per second for 8 seconds	Prefix
Amulet	0.5% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life	Suffix
Ring	40% increased Damage with Poison	Prefix
Belt	+50% to Chaos Resistance during any Flask Effect	Suffix

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Glyphic Fossil acts as Essence of Horror Mods

Slot	Name	Affix Type
Quiver	4 to 7 Cold Damage per Frenzy Charge	Prefix
Helmet	Socketed Gems deal 30% more Elemental Damage	Suffix
Body	15% of Physical Damage taken as Cold Damage	Prefix
Boots	5% reduced Elemental Damage Taken while stationary	Suffix
Gloves	Socketed Gems have +3.5% Critical Strike Chance	Suffix
Weapon	16% chance to gain a Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charge on Kill	Suffix
Belt	5% additional Physical Damage Reduction during any Flask Effect	Suffix
Amulet	15% increased effect of Fortify on You	Suffix
Shield	Chill Nearby Enemies when you Block	Suffix

Glyphic Fossil acts as Essence of Hysteria Mods

Using the essence on a pair of gloves sets their level requirement to at least 50.

Slot	Name	Affix Type
Quiver	Gain 10% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage	Prefix
Ring	Gain 10% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage	Prefix
Helmet	Socketed Gems have 50% chance to Ignite	Suffix
Body	10% increased Area of Effect	Suffix
Boots	Drops Burning Ground while moving, dealing 2500 Fire Damage per second	Suffix
Gloves	Socketed Gems deal 175 to 225 additional Fire Damage	Suffix
Weapon	10% chance to Cast Level 20 Fire Burst on Hit	Suffix
Belt	Damage Penetrates 5% Elemental Resistances during any Flask Effect	Suffix
Amulet	40% increased Life Leeched per second	Suffix
Shield	Adds 40 to 80 Fire Damage if you've Blocked Recently	Suffix

Glyphic Fossil acts as Essence of Insanity Mods

Note: the Spectral Spirits skill summons 3 permanent floating skulls similar to Summon Raging Spirits, and can be supported by gems socketed in the weapon.

Slot	Name	Affix Type
Quiver	10% reduced Reflected Damage taken	Suffix
Helmet	Socketed Gems gain 50% of Physical Damage as extra Lightning Damage	Suffix
Body	Gain Onslaught for 3 seconds when Hit	Suffix
Boots	12% increased Movement speed while on Burning, Chilled or Shocked ground	Suffix
Gloves	Socketed Gems have 16% more Attack and Cast Speed	Suffix
Weapon	Triggers Level 20 Spectral Spirits when Equipped	Suffix
Belt	10% increased Movement Speed during any Flask Effect	Suffix
Amulet	10% chance to Recover 10% of Maximum Mana when you use a Skill	Suffix
Shield	10% chance to gain a Power Charge when you Block	Suffix

Glyphic Fossil Example uses

The price of Glyphic Fossil is about 20 Chaos Orbs. Both fossil crafting and corrupted essences are pretty good to create powerful items. So glyphic fossils are the only way to add corrupted essence modifiers via fossil crafting. Additionally they are not found in regular side areas but only in special rooms.

There are very good uses for it and they are rare. Here are some examples:

high chance for 30% physical taken as cold on shaper chests with frigid fossil
chance for a number of different best possible elder helmets with essence of horror or insanity mods

Farming Glyphic Fossil in Azurite Mine

The drop location of Glyphic Fossil is Azurite Mine. Standing on any Waypoint, click the flashing candle icon: "Click to travel to the Mine Encampment", then you will go to the Azurite Mine.

Azurite Mine

There are two ways to obtain Glyphic Fossil.

1. Purchase from Niko the Mad

Sometimes, Niko the Mad sells a Glyphic Fossil. Niko is one of the five masters. He provides introduction to delves and appears when harvesting Voltaxic Sulphite. He also sells Fossils and Resonators for Azurite.

2. It can be dropped from a room that “Contains Fossils”

Smuggler's Stash (Any Biome)
Haunted Tomb (Fungal Caverns)
Stonewood Hollow (Petrified Forest)
Crystal Spire (Abyssal Depths]
Time-Lost Cavern (Frozen Hollow)
Molten Cavity (Magma Fissure)
Humid Fissure (Sulphur Vents)

In addition, you can also exchange currency items for it.

How to use Glyphic Fossil?

Place a Glyphic Fossil in a Resonator to influence item crafting.

Effect: Has a Corrupt Essence modifier

Glyphic Fossil

List of delve socketable currency

Item	Drop Level	Effect(s)
Potent Alchemical Resonator	1	Upgrades a normal item to a rare item
Potent Chaotic Resonator	34	Reforges a rare item with new random modifiers
Powerful Alchemical Resonator	34	Upgrades a normal item to a rare item
Powerful Chaotic Resonator	34	Reforges a rare item with new random modifiers
Prime Alchemical Resonator	68	Upgrades a normal item to a rare item
Prime Chaotic Resonator	68	Reforges a rare item with new random modifiers
Primitive Alchemical Resonator	1	Upgrades a normal item to a rare item
Primitive Chaotic Resonator	34	Reforges a rare item with new random modifiers